Today’s Reflections Hey, everyone! Glad to be back. I again appreciate Al, Ashley and Josh for stepping to the plate for me. I was on a cruise that had blues performers, like Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo as a duo (TajMo), plus some that I wasn’t familiar with.
For the past several seasons, Bryan Abreu has established himself as one of the better arms in a great bullpen in Houston. A high-leverage reliever who often came up big in the postseason, Abreu was always considered one of the better non-closers in baseball.
The 2026 preseason played out perfectly for Bryan Abreu. Teammate Josh Hader was dealing with a shoulder injury that was going to cost him the first two months of the season.
How many of the National League MVPs in the Integration era (since 1947) can you name in six minutes?
The Toronto Blue Jays have been rumoured to be heading into this off-season with the intention of spending big. While the biggest area the club needs to
Another MLB season is in the books. The pending lockout is hanging over the heads of players and ownership, but there could be a mad rush of moves prior to December.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates built a better bullpen towards the end of 2026, but there is always room for improvement. The Pirates' bullpen woes saw them blow games earlier in the season that would come back to hurt them, especially as they missed the postseason once again.
The Houston Astros should not let the swing that ended their season dictate their free-agent decision. Bryan Abreu surrendered the three-run homer to Chase Meidroth that crushed the Astros’ comeback hopes and helped the Chicago White Sox clinch their AL Wild Card Series sweep.
The Minnesota Twins are still looking to make a big splash before the 2026 MLB trade deadline hits, and the last few days have made that pretty clear even without a deal getting done.
The Twins and Astros agreed to a trade that would have seen outfielder Trevor Larnach swapped for right-hander Bryan Abreu but Astros owner Jim Crane blocked the deal.
A reported trade between the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins that would have sent reliever Bryan Abreu to Minnesota in exchange for outfielder Trevor Larnach was stopped at the last moment by Astros owner Jim Crane, according to national MLB reporter Michael Marino.
The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.
The American League is very unpredictable this season. How unpredictable? The Houston Astros are 46-48 and just two games out of the AL West Division race behind the Seattle Mariners.
The Houston Astros made a surprising move on Monday when they announced that reliever Bryan Abreu was being placed on MLB’s restricted list. In a corresponding move, right-hander Logan VanWey was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land.
The next few weeks could make a tremendous difference for the Houston Astros.
There’s a special sauce that showcases how these three closers cook: K:BB rate, swinging-strike percentage, and leverage usage. In short, limiting pitch count in high-pressure situations to strikes that fool opposing batters.
There are a lot of things that have gone wrong with the Houston Astros' 2026 season. Injuries and poor pitching are at the top of this long list. 14 players
Opening Day weekend answered a few questions on the Houston Astros front. They faced the Los Angeles Angels in a 4-game series to star the 2026 campaign.
Bryan Abreu is slated to become a free agent at the end of the 2026 season, and the reliever told The Athletic’s Chandler Rome that the Astros hadn’t yet
For years now, Bryan Abreu has admirably filled the role of Houston Astros setup man. The team has All-Star closer Josh Hader on hand as their primary ninth-inning option, so there’s been very few chances for Abreu to get a crack at saves himself.
Despite dealing with a wave of injuries, the Houston Astros are proving themselves as one of MLB’s most formidable forces. Closing out June with a 19–7
The Houston Astros made one of the splashiest signings of the offseason when they brought in closer Josh Hader, but Hader can only do so much.
Here are three rising stars who will look to make an impact for the Astros in 2024.
We will have at least one Game 7 to decide a World Series berth as the Rangers bashed their way to a 9-2 win over the Astros on Sunday night. That sets the stage for winner-take-all game on Monday night in Houston.
Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia believed that Astros relief pitcher Bryan Abreu intentionally hit him in the eighth inning of Friday's ALCS game, sparking a benches clearing brawl and the ejections of Abreu, Garcia and Astros manager Dusty Baker.
Texas Rangers right fielder Adolis Garcia was plunked by a Bryan Abreu pitch late in Game 5 of the ALCS, after which things went sideways in a major way, with benches clearing and multiple ejections.
The Astros will make their fourth appearance in the World Series since 2016.
For the second day in a row, the Houston Astros kept the New York Yankees' bats quiet.
The Astros haven't yet said who, among them, tested positive for COVID-19 and who were deemed high-risk close contacts.
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